Dean of International Education part of delegation on recruitment mission to Manila.

 Oshawa, Ont. – Durham College (DC) is pleased to be joining Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and the Canadian Trade Commissioner responsible for Education, to officially launch the Study Direct Stream (SDS) Pilot program at the Philippines Marketing and Recruitment Mission taking place June 15 – 17 in Manila.

The SDS Pilot program is a new initiative from IRCC which aims to provide a more streamlined study process for potential international students from the Philippines wishing to study in Canada. DC is a proud supporter of this program that will provide great opportunities for qualified students from the Philippines by streamlining the Canadian visa application process.

The SDS Pilot program launch will be a focal point of this three-day mission held at various venues in Manila. Organizers are anticipating a good turnout from interested Filipino students and their families at the events where they can learn more about this new program, connect with guidance counsellors and attend seminars and presentations.

DC’s dean of International Education, Mark Herringer, will be attending the event where he will be speaking about DC and working in the arts and creative industries in Canada.

“We at Durham College are very excited to participate in the launch of the new Study Direct Stream (SDS) Pilot program,” said Herringer. “In a globalized world, it is very important for Canadian education institutions to participate in programs that foster international student mobility and the SDS Pilot program will be favourable for students from the Philippines wanting to study in Canada.”

 Herringer will also be networking with other mission participants to continue to forge connections and relationships within the international education community.

 The Philippines is a priority emerging market in Education under Canada’s Global Markets Action Plan (GMAP). It is the second largest source of international students in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), after Vietnam.

  

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About Durham College

At Durham College (DC), the student experience comes first. With campuses in Oshawa and Whitby and a learning site in Pickering, the college offers more than 12,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 140 full-time and eight apprenticeship programs in a number of different disciplines, enabling them to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. 

The Oshawa campus features the state-of-the art Student Services building and the college has recently broken ground on the Centre for Collaborative Education, a legacy project tied to DC’s 50th anniversary in 2017. The new facility will bring together local, Indigenous and global communities, providing a new home for several of the college’s most innovative and ground-breaking programs.

The Whitby campus features the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food, which includes Bistro ’67, a full-service, teaching-inspired restaurant, and Pantry, a retail store featuring food prepared by students in the college’s culinary programs.

For more information, visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000.

 

About international projects and partnerships at DC

The role of the international projects and partnerships team at DC is to engage international communities and contribute to strong technical and vocational education and training throughout the world.  For more information on DC’s international focus, visit http://international.durhamcollege.ca/.

 

Media contact:
Valerie McIntyre
Communications and Marketing
905.721.2000, Ext. 6233

valerie.mcintyre@durhamcollege.ca